Americans spend a combined $58 billion each year on their pets. People who have dogs spend around $100 per month on them, according to some reports.

That is an astounding number. Here are some more numbers I saw recently in an American Express spending report:

People who have dogs spend around $100 per month on average.

Men spend 30 percent more on pets each month than women.

With 2 out of every 5 American households having at least 1 dog (usually 2), these statistics are not surprising.

Although the report didn’t contain information about food and medical costs, it did reveal that more than half of Americans who have dogs will spend a significant amount of money on pampering their pooches. Here are just a few of the amenities:

Special-occasion gifts — 44 percent

Dog toys — 48 percent

Dog-friendly hotel stays — 12 percent

People will also spend the big bucks on doggy day care, spas, gourmet treats, grooming, cute outfits, fancy collars and sumptuous bedding.

Americans spend an average of $11,000 per pet during its lifetime, according to some estimates.

Finally, here’s a bonus statistic for you: 25 percent of people with pets have tasted pet food!

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Editor’s Note: This post was revised on March 6, 2015, to reflect an updated figure — $58 billion — on how much Americans spend on their pets each year. Photo by geckoam/Flickr.

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